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How organisations respond to accessibility monitoring

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We asked organisations who have completed the auditing process to share the impact of the report, the challenges faced and their top tip for meeting regulations.

Making a positive change: PDF to HTML

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Screenshot of the gov.uk webpage about the COVID-19 response: Living with COVID-19 the document has been published in both PDF and HTML format.

As communicators, we must take care to make our content as easy to understand and accessible as possible.

British Sign Language Act: Improving how government communicates with the Deaf community

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The British Sign Language Act 2022 requires the Government to report how departments in scope are using BSL when communicating with the public about policy and changes to the law.

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This is for everyone: documenting how we're rebuilding inclusive digital services across the UK Government.
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How accessible is your website?

Public sector organisations have a legal duty to make websites accessible. Find out how your organisation is impacted at GOV.UK/accessibility-regulations 

GOV.UK service and product owners need to upload an accessibility page and publishers need to upload an accessible documents policy.

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